Basket and the like.



C. A. JOHNSON.

BASKET AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION Flu-:D APR. 19. v191.5.

Patentedy Apr. 1'1, 1916..

D STATES. PATENT CHARLES" A Ueusr JOHNSON, or(i1-Ireneo,l ILLINOIS.

To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES AUGUST JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at 3205 Fullerton avenue, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Basket and the like, of which the following is a full, clear, coneise,-and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of the'specification. f

My invention relates to an improved method of basket working, particularly the making of flower baskets and the like and has for its main object the production of baskets ofany and all sizes, shapes and styles by the use ofa single piece of material for the main body portion of the basket.

In carrying out my new process in the present preferred manner I use for the main body portion a single piece of cardboard of a weight to be determined by the size of the basket to be made although I do not wish` to be limited to this material as any suitable material, such aspaper of variousv weight and texture, bark, leather, metal, veneer, reed or the like can be used.

In the accompanying drawing I `show the substantial steps. in my lprocess making one form of basket,

of material froml which the body. Portion kis to be made. Fig. 2V is a perspectlvevlew of the same sheet slitted. Fig.v3 is;a'perspecf tive view of the same piece of material with the rib members interwoven into 'the slits., Fig. 4 is a .perspective view showing the body portion being assembled fnndgwiththe'bot tom member.

ynot wish tolle limited 2in. :materiell asiniv In carrying out my vprocessIjfirstselect-.a-A sheet of material (Fig-I1) oftheproper Size. to give lthe height and.circumferencefref.

uired.y for the basket to' be .made,cut tofja gha e which'will determine .the shape-.ofthe et whenffinished.y In practice I preferl lie-determined Iby 'the i size, shapeandr,y style fof'basketgbeing'made.".'The.strips.will be worked in'l my method andi. its ada'ptability"` to treatment to give it hardnessof finish andl imperviousness Vto moisture, 'although' I; ,do

to use cardboard forjthis materialwbecause of' its cheapness, the ease with which itfcan; be

thing ofv 'sicientgiexibilifj next take thegmateria'l ,ard'jbymeans of; sharp knife or :other 'instromentfand'af or li 5 isa perspectiveview yBASKET AND THE LIKE. f A.

'withv aplurality ofparallel (10) as shown in Fig. 2 extending i substantially.l throughout the length :of the'sheet cfma-n terial but leavingy at-each -end thereof '-suiclent uncut portion ('11) together either in sume. 1

number of ribs or size adapted tothe basket being made and Patented Apr. 11, i916. Application sied Apri119, 1915. serial'Nazz'as. f

of any material'suflicient to give the proper strength. such as ribs into the slits wood,'wire, and the like, wood generally being used and weave these of the sheet at suflicient in-rf tervals to give the required strength. 'Inext provide a bottom in Fig. .4 which maybe of any material but will probablybe best made of lightweight size for v the style'jof f In" assembling the body 1 portion as it appears in Fig. V3 with'the-bot?` i tom member as` shown in Fig. 4 it Williba.

found convenient toplace thebottom por? g f wood cut to shape and basket to be made.

portion y.(13) as shownl tion 1n a vise or suitable grip-and. tack? the posts or ribs tosaid bottom portion begiq 14 and continuing." f 85. tion. When this step-is completed the edges `u i Figure 1 is a perspective v lewvofthe sheet of the sheet (as shown in Fig. 3) will over-r lap and form a seam (1`5),as'fshown1jin Fig. 5. In order to give additional strength'. and a finished appearancelto,thejbasket next provide .a hoop orband16fwhich rlray.:y e made of reed or other analogous and suit` f able material which band orhoopfislzplaced'faround the outer circumference ofthe",loot i fastened by tacking'for "other'fsuitable I'11 `ea I.1S-.-`fv Inext'provide `at the top offthebasket addi-. A ;tional.Strengtheniig'edishing:means- 17v -f Y l tom of. the'. basket 'as shown in frig;f5,yana

,which-jin practice may-.be reed or ethers'uit '10ol andlsuitablefappearance; ."Thej ninnber .of

thesejfl'iihing andstrengthening"strhbswillv wovenjin'y outar'ound the tops ofthe ribs foi' posts'lf. .The basket proper'is now comany. desired material, size,

es'of the basket kreachin .heretme .side of Ythe han lapping the seam 15 for giving additional finish and strength. The'bottom portion of the handle may be fastened to the bottom member 13 as shown at 19 in Fig. 5 which will procure additional strength and rigidity and the handle may be additionally fastened if that material be pasteboard or paper, the

necessary finish, hardness and moisturel resisting properties.

The product obtained by the method herein described, being both a new and novel i article of manufacture, I also ask protectionv thereon in the appended claims.

I do not wish to be limited to the precise steps in carryin out my process herein described as variatlons in details may be found desirable and I have herein sought to eX- plain my new method of makingb'askets and the like by such steps as will be found satisfactory'in use. Neither dojI wish to be limited to .materials as my process will be found equally satisfactory and effective ,i no mattei-what the material so long as it has any adaptability for use in the basket making or analogous arts.

Having thus described my invention and the product to be obtained by my new method, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A basket having a body portion made of a single piece, cut to shape and size and provided with a plurality of slits interwoven with ribs, having a bottom member, a strengthening and finishing hoop or band around the bottom, finishing and strengthening bands interwoven with the ribs at the top and a handle substantially as herein shown and described. n'

2. A receptacle having. a body portion made of a single part cut to shape and size and provided `with a plurality of continuous slits into which are interwoven ribs' or posts, strengthening and finishing members at the top and bottom, and a bottom portion substantially as shown and described.

3. A basket having a body portion made of a single piece of material cut to size and shape and provided with a pluralityof ciroumferential parallel slits into which are interwovenV a plurality of upright posts or ribs, a solid bottom member, a strengthening and finishing band or hoop at the bottom, strengthening and reinforcing circumferential bands at the top interwoven with the tops of the' upright posts' and a suitable 4handle substantially asahereinshown and described.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

CHARLES AUGUST JoHNsoN. 

